The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-25
SENATOR CAMPBELL'S CARD.


lative agreement, and who can and does speak
ex cathedra. The Journal does not care to
further debate the matter in detail, or to fol-
low with particularly Mr.. Campbells state
ments. We may, however, be permitted tosay
that the sneering allusion to the newspapers
will not add to the weight Of Mr.. Campbells
was either polite or popular has long since
passed. 1t is barely possible that the managers
of newspapers which have exercised the right
and discharged the duty of expressing dis
agreement upon the wisdom of the compro-
mise, occupy as responsible relations toward
the public as members of the Legislature;
that they are quite as conscientious. and that
if circumstances should have placed any of
them in either the Senate or the House, they
might have brought to their offices as large an
intelligence, as true conscience, and even as
reliable a judgment as those who feel relieved
by casting slurs upon them.
We might take the trouble to point out the
bubbles in Senator Campbelps statements
We might show what begging of the ques-
ton it is to say that, when the Republican
caucus decided that Speaker Sayre should
preside over the joint convention, that it
was no abandonment Of that position to enter
into an agreement whereby Green Smith
''presides' equally as much as the Speaker.
No y,ioht cbcxr how hon
other positions the Republicans had assumed
and forcibly maintained, but that would
be merely to 60 over ground that
has been frequently traversed. and
which it would do no good to re-
trace No matter what may be said in defense
or explanation of the compromise, the
fact remains that the entire body of
the Democracy regarded it then and regard
it now as Surrender on the part Of the
Republicans; that it was and is almost univers-
| ally so understood by the Republican party
throughout the State and country. and was
and is so regarded by decided proportion of
| the Republican members of the Legislature
| themselves. There the Journal is perfectly
willing to let the matter rest We have
no desire Or intention to push the
controversy to the point of personal unkind-
ness or unfairness. With rs high a sense Of
devotion to law and order as any one could
have, but with an equally intense devotion to
the right of free and equal suffrage, and to
the absolute necessity of defending to the last
the right of the people as expressed in law
full manner at the rolls, the Journal has
said, and will always continue to say, that
there can be no duty superior to that of
resisting by every force known to the Consti-
tuition and the laws. and to conscientious
manhood, the Entertainments of revolution
airy and lawess party, determined every
where, South and North alike, to reach power
at the expense of suffrage debauched, equal
rights violently overthrown, constitutions and
laws trampled under foot, and brute force
order does not change the essence of Demo
cratic mobocracy. Against this the Journal
has fought with all its power, and will con
tinue to fight. In such a contest il
does not believe in compromise" with a mob
whether that mob be at the polls on election
day or on the floor of the Senate chamber Of
the State, headed by Green Smith and thanked
by hired door keepers and DULLES The Jour
nal believes that like assertion of determine
!. ton on the part Of the solid Republican mem
bership of the General Assembly for VIVA
they had said was law and justice, as wa.
, made by the Democratic mob on behalf O
what had been soleranly characterized as law
less usurpation, would have resulted in th,
complete triumph of law and order.
I But the Republican party and the Repub
lican future does net depend upon such a,
accident or incident as this compromise
The Republican party will not die with it; Re
publican duty will not end with it; Republican
progress will not stop because of it. No mai
| or set of men is infallibe. The only voice o
God with US is the voice of the people. twill b
: of advantage that this should be expressed
as IL mas Oeen expressed IN TINS maltef. In
duty of the future is before us. Mistakes G
Judgment, or even worse it may be, ar
worth nothing if we do not make of ther
:. stepping stones to better things The Re
publican masses have shown in no uncertai
!, way, how they feel upon the grea
fundamental principle which called tn
: Republican party into existence, an
!, upon which alone it can be maintained
i With a grander inspiration and with create
power than ever, the Republican party will d.
fend the equality of manhood suffrage and tt